Emily Blunt


Emily Olivia Leah Blunt is an English actress who holds both British and American citizenship. She made her professional debut in The Royal Family, for which she was named Best Newcomer by Evening Standard. Her screen debut came with the 2003 television film Boudica , and she delivered her breakout performance in the 2004 drama film My Summer of Love, for which she received the Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer. Her performance in the television film Gideons Daughter garnered her a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress Series, Miniseries or Television Film, and the same year, she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress Motion Picture and a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for The Devil Wears Prada.

Blunt was born in Wandsworth, London, the second of four children. She is the daughter of Joanna, a former actress and teacher, and barrister Oliver Simon Peter Blunt, QC. Her siblings are Felicity, Sebastian, and Susannah. Her grandfather was MajorGeneral Peter Blunt, and one of her paternal uncles is Crispin Blunt, Conservative Member of Parliament for Reigate.

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